Question

read the excerpt from the declaration of independence. then, answer each question to interpret the meaning of the preamble. what right do people have if the government does not secure their natural rights? a to “alter or abolish” the government b to “become destructive” towards the government “that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it... ”

Explanation:

The text from the Declaration of Independence clearly states that when a government fails to secure the rights (the "ends" mentioned), the people have the right to "alter or abolish" it. Option B is incorrect as it misrepresents the people's right (the text says the government becomes destructive, not the people becoming destructive towards the government).

Answer:

A. To “alter or abolish” the government